Zero emissions land freight

Published on September 27, 2017 - 09:00

Almost two hundred countries committed to reducing greenhouse gases under the Paris Agreement. Their pledge is to limit the rise in global temperature to less than 2 degrees - and pursue efforts to keep that rise to 1.5 degrees.

How can we fully decarbonise trucks by the middle of this century? What technology and policy options would contribute the most to us achieving our climate targets? More specifically, can we electrify our trucks, power them renewably by hydrogen, or shift the freight onto rail?

Clearly, it’s time to start developing a pathway to zero emission freight - and we need Europe to lead. This Nordic Council of Ministers event, in partnership with T&E, examined pilot projects, discussed their results and engaged high-level decision-makers. See the full programme here.